Qi Jin sent me back to the palace, at the gate of Moju Garden, he said:

"You wait for me."

I wait for him, what are I waiting for him? Obviously, the marriage arranged by the old lady will not be successful, I am an important chess piece in the hands of the emperor, behind me is Prince Lin, who has been cut off the title, is the remnant of the military power, is the power of the south, has been held tightly by the emperor in the past few years and has not let go, this game of chess is very big, until the critical moment, I will not be pointed out to anyone. I shook my head:

"You may have forgotten, I said that I only want to guard this garden......"

Before I finished speaking, Qi Jin had already stepped forward and hugged me in his arms:

"I haven't forgotten. I remember. But I'll wait. But please wait for me, I will explain my heart to the imperial grandmother, so that she will no longer arrange blind dates for you. ”

On the rice paper, I wrote Qi Jin's name, and I saw the appearance of the bracelet he gave me that day. The posture of a king, with the halo of the male protagonist. Xi'er brought a snack and said that it was the peach blossom cake that the queen mother enjoyed in the afternoon. Seeing that the name of Prince Yu was written on the paper, he smiled:

"Master, you and Prince Yu ......" Xi'er laughed and said, "Prince Yu likes you!" The minions have long seen it. A few years ago, the day before the prince went on the expedition, he sent plum blossoms to you in this garden, hugged you, and you could know the prince's heart. The life and death on the battlefield may be the last one, and the prince is most concerned about you. Fortunately, the prince returned triumphantly, and the prince came to see you that night, and when he came to your bed and saw that you were still asleep, the prince stayed by the bed and watched. The slave looked at it from the sidelines, and felt that the prince was really affectionate to you! ”

"He was still in front of my bed that night?"

After drinking so much wine and sleeping so dead, he definitely didn't dare to compliment his sleeping appearance.

"Yes, the prince also helped you get the hair on your forehead."

Xi'er looks like a fan girl:

"The prince and you were born together, which in itself is a great fate, and now he is still a majestic general, and the god is deeply respected by the emperor, maybe ......"

"Maybe what?"

"The slaves and maids listened to the chatter of the little eunuchs on duty in the main hall, and some ministers proposed to establish a prince."

The prince's dispute has arisen again, and the ministers of the court have long secretly figured out which elder brother has the best chance of winning, and as I expected, it is divided into two major factions, Qixi and Qijin. Prince Rong Qixi is the son of the former empress, and Fujin Qinbi is the daughter of the general of the current dynasty; Prince Yu is the son of the current queen, holds military power, and has not yet been married, all of which are evenly matched, and it only depends on who the emperor prefers. The old lady summoned me to Cining Palace, but this time there was no album, so she only asked me:

"Would you be willing to point you to Old Sixteen?"

I looked up at the old lady in amazement, and the old lady continued:

"Two days ago, Lao Sixteen came to the mourning family, begging not to let the mourning family give you a marriage, and said that he liked you. Nian Huan, you grew up next to the mourning family, you get married, who you marry, the mourning family has long been conceived for you, but unfortunately the world is unpredictable. But fortunately, now, there is also an old sixteen. Would you like it or not? ”

"Nian Huan said that he only wants to live safely in the Moju Garden, and not ask for anything else."

If Qi Jin and I get married, then it is equivalent to having all the support of Prince Lin's old department, plus his current prestige, a proper crown prince.

"The women of the royal family are all going to get married. If you don't ask for it, someone will naturally ask you. Over the years, the mourning family has watched you copy Buddhist scriptures, recite Buddhist scriptures, go to the Buddhist hall to burn scriptures, and guard the dream interpretation flowers in the Moju Garden all day long. Are you putting all your mind on the past, but what about the present? ”

I was dull for a long time, and then I bowed my head and replied:

"Nian Huan lives in the moment. Let the past go with the wind, but I only want to live safely in the Moju Garden. ”

"What you want is to be safe, is to be accompanied by scriptures, chanting scriptures and praying for blessings? The mourners ask you, for whom did you copy the scriptures, and for whom did you recite the scriptures and pray for blessings? ”

I looked at the old lady in a daze, my lips pursed tightly.

In the past three years, I have recited the name countless times in my heart, and I finally can't say it.

I pretend I'm doing well, I'm pretending I've forgotten everything, but I'm just kidding myself.

I can't forget his smiling appearance, I can't forget his worried eyes, and I can't forget the sentence "forget me" that he said to me when he was dying.

The tears that had been stored in my eyes for a long time fell, and I knelt on the ground and did not speak.

The old lady shook her head and said:

"What's the problem?"

I raised my hand to wipe the tears from my face, but the tears fell from my eyes again.

"Sixteen years of war exploits of all sizes are also a lot, the emperor asks him every reward, what do you want. Sixteen, all back to the same answer. Nian Huan, do you know what he wants? ”

I shook my head.

The old lady sighed and laughed to herself:

"One day, you'll know. If you are tired, go back. ”

I buckled my head and came out of Cining Palace.

Xi'er saw that my eyes were red, and tears kept falling, and she was very anxious behind her, but she didn't know how to comfort me, so she silently handed me a handkerchief and wiped her tears. I looked at her worried look with red eyes and couldn't help but smile again. When Xi'er saw me smile, she smiled too.

"Don't cry anymore." Xi'er said.

"Hmm."

I nodded.

"The makeup is crying. When you go back, the slave will help you make up for it. ”

"Hmm."

I took a deep breath, looked at Xi'er with red eyes, and smiled.

"Nian Huan!"

Raising my eyes, Qi Jin, dressed in a royal blue brocade robe, was walking towards me.

"What's going on? How to cry! ”

Qi Jin pulled out a royal blue silk handkerchief from his sleeve, lifted my chin, and helped me wipe the tears from the corners of my eyes. I could see that his eyes were full of concern. The old lady just asked, but I know what he asks for every time he is rewarded for his exploits, I have never asked him this, I don't know. I took the handkerchief in his hand, looked him in the eye, and asked:

"Let me ask you, what have you asked for all these years?"

Qi Jin's expression was obviously stunned.

I'm afraid that this answer must be something I don't want to know.

What does he want that I don't want to know?

Qi Jin loosened my jaw. But he did not answer me.

But the more this happens, the more I want to know:

"Whatever you want, every time you ask for it, the emperor won't agree."

Qi Jin glanced at me and asked softly:

"What's wrong?"

I shook my head, turned and walked away.

Xi'er didn't expect me to turn around and leave, and after reacting, she hurriedly followed from behind.

"Master! Wait for me! ”

As I walked, my tears fell again.

It's me.

All these years, what he wanted was me.

As the old lady said, he only asks for one thing, big and small, and that is me.

As I said, I'm an older sister and he's a younger brother. He knew that he couldn't resist my thoughts, so he hoped to ask for a reward for his military exploits, and once the emperor allowed it, it would be a holy decree, and I didn't want to, so I had to obey him.